If you have a crawl space under your home, almost all the air that is now circulating in your house originated from the crawl space. So, that means if the air is cold in your crawl space, the air entering your home is going to be cold as well and vice versa when the air is hot. So, in summer time when it is 95 degrees outside and the air in your crawl space is over 100 degrees, the air that comes into your home is going to be quite hot. This means that your air conditioner is going to be running double time, trying to cool off the hot air. This in return means that you are spending a lot more money on your energy bill than you should be.
If you want to save money on your energy costs, then you should insulate the walls and floor of your crawl space. Up until several years ago, homes were being made with just vents in their crawl space, which builders believed would properly vent the air, getting rid of the moisture and regulating the temperature. This was found to be more of a problem than a solution and this is no longer done to new houses with crawl spaces. Instead, the crawl space needs to be insulated to regulate the air temperature. When the air that enters your home from the crawl space is regulated and is not extremely hot or cold, your heater and air conditioner do not have to work as much to heat or cool your home. So, when you get your energy bills, you will notice a huge decrease in the amounts after you have insulated your crawl space.
Besides saving money on your energy costs, insulating your crawl space has other benefits as well. The first is that it will cut down on the mold that may be growing in that space. If there is mold in your crawl space, it is possible for you to be breathing the mold in when you are in your home. By insulating the crawl space you can help take down the humidty, which then cuts down on the mold being able to grow in the space.
Insulating the crawl space under your home can also help get rid of and stop rodent infestation, get rid of the musty odor in the air, and prevent warped floors on your first level of your home. Insulating your crawl space can not only save you money, but can also save you from damaging your home.
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